noun · neutersecond declension
praetōrium
praetōrium n (genitive praetōriī or praetōrī)
Meaning
- headquarters; general's tent
- council of war
- governor's palace
- villa
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
domus praesidispraetōrium -ī (n) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 25
sēdēs praesidispraetōrium -ī (n) — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 21
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praetōrium praetōriolum | praetōria praetōriola |
| genitive | praetōriī praetōrī, praetōriolī | praetōriōrum praetōriolōrum |
| dative | praetōriō praetōriolō | praetōriīs praetōriolīs |
| accusative | praetōrium praetōriolum | praetōria praetōriola |
| ablative | praetōriō praetōriolō | praetōriīs praetōriolīs |
| vocative | praetōrium praetōriolum | praetōria praetōriola |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- navis praetoria (Liv. 21. 49)
- the admiral's ship; the flagship.
- classicum or tuba canit ad praetorium
- the bugle, trumpet sounds before the general's tent.
praetōrĭum, ii, n. praetor.
I. A general's tent, Liv. 10, 33:
dictatoris, id. 7, 12: imperatoris Aequorum, id. 3, 25; Caes. B. C. 1, 76.—B. Transf.
1. A council of war (because held in the general's tent):
praetorio dimisso, Liv. 30, 5; 37, 5: missum, id. 21, 54, 3.—2. The official residence of the governor in a province, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 65:
curritur ad praetorium, id. ib. 2, 5, 35, § 92; Vulg. Matt. 27, 27.—3. A palace (post-Aug.):
sedet ad praetoria regis, Juv. 10, 161: Herodis, Vulg. Act. 23, 35; id. Phil. 1, 13.—4. In gen., a magnificent building, a splendid country-seat (post-Aug.):
ampla et operosa praetoria, Suet. Aug. 72: in exstructionibus praetoriorum atque villarum, id. Calig. 37; id. Tib. 39: alternas servant praetoria ripas, Stat. S. 1, 3, 25; Juv. 1, 75; Dig. 31, 1, 35; 50, 16, 198.—5. Of other dwelling - places, the cell of the queen-bee:
et circa regem atque ipsa ad praetoria, densae Miscentur, Verg. G. 4, 75. —Of Diogenes's tub: utcumque sol se inclinaverat, Diogenis simul praetorium vertebatur, Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 14.—II. The imperial body - guard, the guards, whose commander was called praefectus praetorio or praetorii:
in praetorium accepti, Tac. H. 4, 26 fin.: meruit in praetorio Augusti centurio, Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 82: militare in praetorio, id. 25, 2, 6, § 17: ascriptis veteranis e praetorio, Suet. Ner. 9: praetorii praefectus, Tac. H. 1, 19.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praetōrium ī, n
praetor.—In a camp, the general's tent : tueri praetorium, L.: fit concursus in praetorium, Cs.—In a province, the governor's residence, government house : curritur ad praetorium.—Plur, a palace : sedet ad praetoria regis, Iu.—Of private mansions, palaces , Iu.: ipsa ad praetoria, i. e. the queen-bee's cell , V.— A council of war (held in the general's tent): ita missum, L.: praetorio dimisso, L.— The imperial body-guard : in praetorium accepto, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin praetōrium From praetor + -ium.
Descendants
- Ancient Greekπραιτώριον
In English words that came into English from praetōrium
- pretoriumpraetōrium